Just a few weeks before it opened on February 16, News Assistant Nathan Friend, '07, had the opportunity to tour the new student center with project representative, Michael Briggs. He has this audio tour of the building, recorded during the last minute construction push.

The nine stationary bells, spanning an octave plus one note from E flat to F, are used by the bell-ringers to play a variety of musical selections, from "The Mountains" to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Sean Pegado '11 interviews Adam Bamasiak '08 while carillonneur William Slack '11 performs from the bell tower. Inspired by Rob White, Director of Alumni Communications, and his summer 2005 Williams Alumni Review article "Batty in the Belfry."

Some of the most fascinating aspects of the college are its rare books collections. Sean Pegado '11 explores some of Chapin Library's most famous manuscripts, and takes a journey back in time through the history of the college with the aid of the College Archives.

Pushing the frontiers of knowledge requires a willingness to take the unpaved path and to risk failure. According to Professor Ed Burger, the creative process may not be comfortable, but it is the key to actualizing personal and intellectual achievement.

Economics professor Elizabeth Brainerd spoke on February 22, 2007 about the causes and consequences of Russia's demographic crisis after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. The talk was part of the 2007 Spring Faculty Lecture Series.

On October 16, 2006, Nathan Friend, '07, discussed the role of social networking sites and other forms of online communication on his weekly talk show, "The Hour." His guests were philosophy professor Mark C. Taylor, psychology professor Laurie Heatherington, and Mitch Brooks, '07. - "The Hour" is a radio talk show dedicated to issues important to the Williams College campus and community. The show broadcasts live on WCFM Williamstown every Wednesday from 4-5 pm. For more information, email 07ndf@williams.edu.

The exhibition's curator, Nancy Mowll Mathews, discusses the work that Maurice Prendergast made on two separate trips to Italy against the backdrop of the rise of Modernism and a fabled city leaving its past behind.

Andrea Gyorody, organizer of an exhibition of one of Felix Gonzalez-Torres's sculptures at the Williams College Museum of Art, speaks with independent scholar Jonathan Katz and museum director Lisa Corrin about the sociopolitical and art historical questions raised by the artist's work.

A few years ago, two Williams students came together to share their passions, and the show 'Cooking With Steven' was born. Sean Pegado '11 speaks with Danny Huang '11 and Steven Cheng '10 about the show, the process behind the scenes, and the friendship that started it all.